Hellenistic Gorgon from a Sarcophagus from Asia Minor (Turkey), 20th century. Held at the Archeological Museum, Istanbul. The Gorgons were three monsters in Greek mythology, daughters of Echidna and Typhon, the mother and father of all monsters respectively. Their names were Stheno, Euryale, and the most famous of them, Medusa. Although the first two were immortal, Medusa was not.
